page_title: Terrorism in Burkina Faso
section_title: Security Efforts
hierarchical_section_title: Terrorism in Burkina Faso / Counterterrorism Efforts / International Efforts / Security Efforts
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Logo Officiel du Secrétariat permanent du G5 Sahel
context_page_description: Terrorism in Burkina Faso refers to non-state actor violence in Burkina Faso that is carried out with the intent of causing fear and spreading extremist ideology. Terrorist activity primarily involves religious terrorism conducted by foreign-based organizations, although some activity occurs because of communal frustration over the lack of economic development. Recent attacks are concentrated in the Hauts-Bassins, Boucle du Mouhoun, Nord, Sahel, and Est regions, along the border with Mali and Niger. A series of attacks in Ouagadougou in 2016, 2017, and 2018 by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and its affiliates was particularly deadly, garnering international attention.
  Counterterrorism efforts by Burkina Faso include domestic and regional security efforts, preventing terrorism-related economic transactions, and cooperating with the West, often through partnerships like the G5 Sahel and Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership. However, security force violence and alleged human rights abuses regularly undermine these efforts. In response to the growing attacks, the government declared a state of emergency in December 2018 in several northern provinces.
context_section_description: Burkina Faso partners with other countries in the region to improve security efforts. The country is part of the G5 Sahel, a cooperative alliance between Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. The G5 Sahel focuses on six key issue areas, one of which is domestic security, and operates a Joint Force.
  The Joint Force primarily prevents terrorism by deploying border patrols to limit criminal movement. The Force is backed by the international community − it was authorized by the African Union, upheld by a United Nations Security Council resolution, and supported by French military forces and a $60 million grant from the United States. This international financial support is particularly useful because funding is "perhaps the most immediate challenge" of the task force.
caption: G5 Sahel logo depicting five member countries. The motto, "Securite et Developpement," points to the importance of improving security to the organization.
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